So I hose off my outdoor condensers' fins and spray for ants and have been changing filters for my tenants every few months.

I would almost never say you're hosed for something, but you are likely going to be hosed in Atlanta for a while.

Buy them a hose and tell them to do things 'low-tech'!

Two sides to every deal; PRICE and TERMS.If you're getting great terms (no down, easy qualify) that just means you're getting HOSED on price.Best thing is to SET A GOAL, in your boat here's what I'd do:Quit buying books, the library is FREE, as is this siteGet another and possibly a better job.

Rents= 725.00 / 2 = 362PITI = 330.00Cash flow = $32If you pay any utilities you are hosed and don't forget your holding cost.

I went over and the flex hose to the sprayer was loose.

Hosed the carpet.So I finish the sheetrock ($1100) added central heat and air ($5500) which was an upgrade, new carpet ($1800) and resell it for $92K.My new buyers decide they want to be landlords, despite not knowing anything about how to do it.

It's not that it has to function perfectly like that unless you're intending to run the hose, take two showers and flush the toilet all at once, but it gives you an idea of whether you'll have issues.I should also mention that while I'm comfortable looking for structural issues in a house with a brick-walled basement, I'd be completely lost in a stick-built home on a slab.  

Do this and you have decent income and the possibility of upside -- a good formula for investing in Atlanta.Pick the wrong street or wrong property manager and you're hosed.

The owner is living in the house and is using a neighbors hose for water.This house needs a full gut rehab